Can artificial beds of plastic mimics compensate for seasonal absence of natural beds of Sargassum furcatum?

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Godoy, Eduardo A S ^a   Coutinho, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Colonization; Fish community; Plastic mimics; Sargassum furcatum

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; COLONIZATION; DENSITY; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BRAZIL; CABO FRIO ISLAND;

ALGAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM FURCATUM;

EID: 0036803512     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2002.1220     Document Type: Conference Paper

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